Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

Book Cover: Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia?

This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, attempts to showcase as many diverse voices, experiences and stories as possible in order to answer that question. Each account reveals, to some degree, the impacts of invasion and colonisation – on language, on country, on ways of life, and on how people are treated daily in the community, the education system, the workplace and friendship groups.

Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside newly discovered voices of all ages, with experiences spanning coastal and desert regions, cities and remote communities. All of them speak to the heart – sometimes calling for empathy, oftentimes challenging stereotypes, always demanding respect.

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Friendship Cafe – Healthy Lunch Box

The healthy lunchboxFriendship Cafe are arranged for women from newly arrived communities to meet and share a friendly conversation with other women. On this day, the Ethnic Council arranges for Katie Thorp from RDI Nutrition to speak about healthy meals, nutrition and what makes a healthy lunch box. This session is on Zoom, on afternoon of 15 July 2020.

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Silent reminder of Indigenous deaths in custody

Indigenous deaths in custodyShepparton Region Reconciliation Group members together with members and supporters of Shepparton’s indigenous community have organised a silent vigil in which 437 stakes bearing messages will be placed around Victoria Park Lake marking the number of indigenous people who have died in police custody since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody ended in 1991. The “Line of Remembrance” will commence at 10:00 am Saturday, 11 July 2020.

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Black Lives Matter Exhibition: Goulburn Valley Voices

Black Lives MatterThere will be a silent Community Voices Exhibition at Victoria Park Lake Shepparton on Saturday 13 July 2020 from 10:00am – 4:00 pm. Social Distancing will be strictly enforced at this event. This event is not a gathering at one place; it is an opportunity to walk and reflect, walk and learn: 437 deaths to reflect upon.

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Statement from Victoria Police

Victoria Police

Victoria Police is aware of recent media reporting and online community discussions suggesting that certain communities are to blame for the latest rise in confirmed coronavirus cases.

We know this may cause many people to feel that they are being unfairly targeted. We want the community to know that we stand by you.

If you have been racially abused or are the victims of a prejudice-motivated crime then please speak to police.

Racism and discrimination have no place in our society. Every Victorian has the right to feel safe and secure in the community. Incidents of racism, discrimination or vilification based on religion, culture or ethnicity not only have direct impact on individual victims, but also the whole community.

We take all reports of this nature seriously, and we are here to support you. Anyone who experiences or witnesses these crimes is encouraged to report them to their local police station.

For more information on prejudice motivated crime, please visit the Victoria Police website. In an emergency, please call Triple Zero (000).


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eSafety for Women

eSafety for WomenWe know that women are subjected to very high levels of online abuse, and that women with disability, including intellectual disability are more likely to experience violence throughout their lives. eSafety is committed to ensuring those who are at disproportionate risk of online abuse are provided with online safety information that caters for varied literacy levels – to help women with technology abuse and image abuse.

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